Option #1
(Ch. 1) Read about “Global Migration” in the class text (Reilly, 2019, p. 7). Did anything stand out to you as interesting? According to Reilly, where did most homo species originate? How did the early humans make it from continent-to-continent?
Option #2
(Ch. 2) In Ch. 2 Reilly (2019) discussed the world’s first urban civilizations. In your opinion, what are the lasting legacies of these early urban civilizations? The power of kings and armies? The improvement of agricultural output in order to meet the demands of the cities? The growth of cities? The growth of knowledge, such as in the development of words and language? But, these developments had negative consequences too, such as the development of social classes and slaves, right?
Reilly, K. (2019). The Human Journey: A Concise Introduction to World History (2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield.
Option #3
The Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, 9/28, at 1pm EST, “The Rise of National Populism in Western Democracies,” is a non-class event and participation is not required. However, it will be very interesting and it is only 1 hour. If you do attend, you can submit as your W1 Paper submission your feedback on this Zoom Meeting. 75 min words and no source analysis; just your commentary on the Zoom Meeting.
